Going to Class Online

After registering and paying for your courses, you will start your coursework by following the steps listed below each semester.  Please be aware that following registration into a course, your tuition payments must be received on time before the start of EACH semester otherwise your will be DROPPED from the course for non-payment once the class begins. If you have any questions about your tuition due, please contact the Office of Financial Services at (718) 990-2000. 

We recommend that you log into St. John's Central portal a few days prior to the start of each semester to check whether your virtual course is active. You can check the semester start and end dates shown on the Fall, Spring, and Summer academic calendars. 

Normally the course page in St. John's Central is active by the first day of the class.  If you encounter any technical difficulties accessing St. John's Central, please call (718) 990-6672 or 6748.  If they are unable to help,  please complete the Technical Assistance Form or email sjcsupport@stjohns.edu with the following information immediately:
 

  • Your student "X" number
  •  Your first and last name
  • A description of the technical problem(s)
  • Your course name & number
  • Your St. John's email e.g. john.smith08@stjohns.edu as well as alternate email address, AND a telephone number
  • Please indicate if you are currently, or ever were faculty, admin, staff or graduate assistant
  • Your email will be answered with 1 business day

To orient you to navigating our course software, we highly recommend that you print this page of directions and also view this introductory tutorial which will help you get started.  Once you have successfully logged in, please view these additional tutorials by choosing either St. John's Central or Blackboard CE tutorials and learn how to navigate within the course software.  Note, most of our online courses are conducted using Blackboard courseware. 

Instructions to Log-on to St. John's Central

  • Enter your user name (Format: firstname.lastname2digit year of admission into the university, all in small letters).

Examples
If your name is John Smith and you started at St. John's in 2007, then your User Name is john.smith07.  If your name is Kathleen Johnson and you started at St. John's in 1999, dropped out and returned for re-admission in 2007, then your User Name is kathleen.johnson07.

  • Enter your PIN / password which is the same as your UIS password
  • Select the "My Courses" tab
  • In the "Course Schedule" option, select the current term
  • Click the course name
  • You will find the introductory instructions to begin your course.   When finished please remember to log off or close your browser window to ensure security.
  • In addition, please choose the "Email" option and check for introductory email from your professor
  • Again, if you encounter techncial difficulties of any sort, you should complete the Technical Assistance Form or email sjcsupport@stjohns.edu with the following information immediately:

        * Your student "X" number
        * Your first and last name
        * A description of the technical problem(s)
        * Your course name & number
        * Your St. John's email e.g. john.smith08@stjohns.edu as well as alternate email address, AND a telephone number
        * Please indicate if you are currently, or ever were faculty, admin, staff or graduate assistant
        * Your email will be answered with 1 business day